Package: open-vm-source Version: 2010.04.25-253928-2 Severity: normal
The pvscsi driver was removed as of open-vm-source version 2010.04.25-253928-1. The reason being is because it was added to Linux kernel version 2.6.33. However the latest kernel shipped with Debian is 2.6.32 and the pvscsi driver does not appear to have been backported to it. If I were to compile these sources and install the resulting modules on a virtual machine that is using the VMware paravirtualised SCSI driver, then the hard disk using that driver would not be accessible. Therefore, these versions of open-vm-source should have a dependency on kernels >= versions that supply their own pvscsi module. OR the pvscsi driver should be reintroduced to open-vm-source and only compiled if the target kernel version is < kernel versions that supply their own pvscsi module. I'd imagine the second option is preferable. Regards, Jim Barber -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-3-amd64 (SMP w/1 CPU core) Locale: LANG=en_AU.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_AU.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages open-vm-source depends on: ii bzip2 1.0.5-4 high-quality block-sorting file co ii debhelper 7.4.20 helper programs for debian/rules ii make 3.81-8 An utility for Directing compilati ii quilt 0.48-7 Tool to work with series of patche Versions of packages open-vm-source recommends: ii module-assistant 0.11.3 tool to make module package creati ii open-vm-tools 2010.03.20-243334-4 tools and components for VMware gu Versions of packages open-vm-source suggests: pn open-vm-toolbox <none> (no description available) -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
